The Wizarding World of Harry Potter established a schema to define which people may be classified as wizards. We can use an analogous schema to deduce which humans qualify as people. Harry Potter is a wizard by his essential kind. That means, because he inherited the nature of his two wizard parents, Harry belongs to the kind […]
On this World Down Syndrome Day, we are going to focus on one of the most important legal battles ever led when it comes to the dignity of persons with Down syndrome. Heidi Crowter is a woman with Down syndrome who has been fighting for years to remove the section from the UK’s abortion law […]
[This article is a Spanish translation of “A Primer on Fetal Personhood and Consciousness” courtesy of volunteer Pablo Mestrovic. If you’re interested in volunteering to translate our content, please contact us.] Esta publicación fue escrita originalmente por Audrey Wagner. En el debate sobre el aborto, algunos partidarios del aborto legal niegan que el feto sea una persona, […]
Esta publicación está disponible en español aquí. Beth Fox, President of Rehumanize International, speaks at the Rehumanize Meet Up during the 2023 March For Life. [See the transcription below the video. Special thanks to volunteer Milena Popp for her transcription work. If you’d like to volunteer as a standby transcriber or translator for SPL, please fill out […]
Today’s guest post is by Kristina Artuković. Kristina has masters degrees in philosophy and philology. She is also mother to a child with Down syndrome. Brief background: Down syndrome is a condition caused by an extra copy of our 21st chromosome. An extra copy of a chromosome is called a trisomy, which is why Down […]
Today is World Down Syndrome Day! Did you know? A non-antagonizing piece of information. A picture of a cute kid with Down syndrome. A graphic with socks. Fuzzy inclusive feelings. Too bad it’s not always like that. During my pregnancy with Toma, who happens to have Down syndrome, my husband and I were repeatedly harassed […]
A recent Marist poll took a nuanced look at Americans’ views of abortion. The poll is interesting because it digs further into people’s stances than most polls do. Worth noting: 17% of people who call themselves “pro-life” think abortion should be legal either during the first three months of pregnancy, first six months of pregnancy, […]
The author and her family. Kaylen Before Kaylen, my husband Darrin and I were happy to be average—to not stick out in a good or bad way. Darrin worked as a mental health clinician in a prison; I had quit teaching after our second child and was running an in-home daycare. Our two sons […]
[Today’s guest post is by Deb Jones. If you would like to contribute a guest post, email your submission to info@secularprolife.org for consideration.] Deb and Shooter One of the main staples of the argument that abortion needs to stay legal is for those with disabilities, those diagnosed with diseases, syndromes and things of that nature. […]
Above: A group of pro-life advocates, including two wheelchair users (Sarah Terzo and Beth Fox). Beth holds a sign reading: “Dr. said abort. Parents said no. I love my life.” This article is by guest author Sophie Trist, a university student in Louisiana. Recently, I came across an op-ed piece in The Hill written by […]
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